“I think even our members from the coastal areas recognize that we are not a national party right now,” Ryan, who is challenging House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), said on “Fox News Sunday.””They understand politics and I think they understand that this is about having a new message and a new messenger.”

Ryan also said Democrats can’t keep blaming their losses on communication issues.

“We’ve been saying it’s a communication issue since 2010,” Ryan said.

“So we’ve got to figure out how to have the robust economic message and we’re not communication.”

Ryan said the Democrats needs a leader who can go into congressional districts and “pull Trump voters back and energize those voters we need to show up at the polls.”